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Marcis nominated for NMPA Spirit Award

Dave Marcis has been selected as the fourth-quarter nominee for the National Motorsports Press Association Spirit Award. The NMPA Spirit Award is designed to recognize sportsmanship, determination, extraordinary performance in the face of adversity, consideration of...
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Bickle and #12?

According to the LTN Radio show(from Wisconsin) on 11-30: One of the hosts of the show had a chat with Rich Bickle, who stated that since the team is moving into Bobby Allison's old shop, they were going to try and get the #12 for their WC car. This will all depend...
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TNN story

TNN has an excellent story about Rich Bickle signing with the Washington-Erving WC team with 7-Up as the sponsor and Phil Hammer as the crew chief, see the story at TNN Motorsports . The sponsor makes sense since Dr. Pepper is their BGN sponsor and 7-Up and Dr. Pepper...
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Bickle to Washington-Erving with 7-UP?

I hear Rich Bickle has signed a 2 year deal with Washington-Erving for their WC Ford(I hear iRace has info on this), I hear 7-Up will be the sponsor, not sure of the car#. I hear Phil Hammer will take the crew chief job for Washington-Erving and not the #98(11-19-97...
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Bickle to Washington-Erving?

I hear Rich Bickle may not take the deal with the #98 and may instead sign with Washington-Erving instead.(11-19-97)...
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Thorne Apple Valley to sponsor Rich Bickle

I hear Cale Yarborough has made Rich Bickle an offer and the sponsor will be Thorne Apple Valley a meat processing company and that the team is going to have to come up with 1 or 2 associates to be able to maintain the budget they got from RCA.(11-17-97)...
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Latest on John Andretti

John Andretti, meanwhile, would not confirm or deny reports that he has signed on with the Richard Petty team for next year. "There's nothing down in writing," Andretti said. Asked whether he has a handshake agreement with Petty, Andretti smiled and said, "I'm an agreeable...
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Rich Bickle leaves Waltrip

Rich Bickle has left DW's WC and truck teams. If Andretti takes the #43 ride, Bickle will probably end up in the #98. If Andretti stays, look for Bickle in either the Washington-Erving ride or the #43 ride. As for the truck team, things are up in the air, they may ...
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Hamilton says Andretti will replace him next season

John Andretti's Winston Cup future apparently lies with Richard Petty, not Cale Yarborough. Bobby Hamilton, who will leave as driver of Petty's No. 43 Pontiac's after the Atlanta race, said in a recent on-line chat session that he believes Andretti will replace him...
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Truck News/Rumors

Quaker State not back with Jack Sprague, LCI has not committed to Joe Ruttman's Roush ride, Rich Bickle will not be in a WC ride with Darrell Waltrip in 1998 but DW hopes to retain Bickle for the truck and is close to re-signing Sears Die Hard, Wayne Anderson will ...
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Bickle to drive for Yarborough next season?

"Cale Yarborough, who owns the (#98) team (John) Andretti drives for now, has approached Rich Bickle about a job next season, according to sources close to the situation. Bickle has been driving Trucks for Darrell Waltrip, but Waltrip's plans to field a Winston Cup...
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DW’s sponsorship search close

I hear Darrell Waltrip's sponsor search is getting close to being resolved, no idea's yet on who it is. I also hear Rich Bickle's deal may be reduced to a limited ride in 1998 and then to a full time ride in 1999. DW will run a full schedule in 1998. Bickle would then...
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Trouble for DW’s second team?

RPM2Nite reports that Darrell Waltrip's second team with Rich Bickle is in jeopardy as they have not found any sponsorship yet for either the second team of DW's team. Bickle said he'd go back to the DW truck ride but admitted that is not what he wants to do(10-3-97...
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7/27/1997

Thanks to Henry from NASCAR Fansite for the following news: Here are a few of the seldom or sometime competitors who've filled out an entry blank for the Brickyard 400: #12 Jeff Purvis - Opryland Chevy - Owner Dennis Adcock; #15 TBA - Ford -Bud Moore(no-see below...
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7/15/1997

The TNN Motorsports page (www.country.com) reports that the Darrell Waltrip owned #26 Monte Carlo Rich Bickle will drive in the Brickyard 400 will be sponsored by Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp(KFC) and their new Chicken Twister menu items. KFC has formed Team Twister...
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7/12/1997

From Speedworld's News Bytes section: The deal involving Darrell Waltrip, Rich Bickle and KFC might also include Taco Bell (KFC and Taco Bell are both owned by PepsiCo). The deal might include a joint KFC/Taco Bell sponsorship on the 17 car, with the car sporting ...
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7/10/1997

I hear KFC(Kentucky Fried Chicken) will be the sponsor of the #26 DW owned chevy Rich Bickle will drive in the Brickyard 400(7-10-97)...
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7/8/1997

The 2nd DW team with Rich Bickle will be number 26 not 27 as earlier reported(and as Rich Bickle announced himself on NASCAR Online chat). Sponsorship will be announced on Tuesday, July 15, 1997(7-8-97)...
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7/4/1997

As for the #27 that Rich Bickle says he will drive, I understand it have nothing to do with David Blair motorsports and I can only assume that the number may be on a first come first served basis on the entry blank for the part-time teams. NASCAR owns and assigns ...
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7/2/1997

Rich Bickle will run the DW owned #27 at Indy, possibility of Rockingham, Richmond,and Atlanta per NASCAR Online chat(7-2-97)...